중국 군사비 15% 인상

Chinese soldiers march on Beijing's Tiananmen Square in June 2005. China's military budget will

increase almost 15 percent this year to 35 billion dollars, amid warnings that Taiwan's "secessionist

forces"were moving towards independence.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)

거대 중국 세계 공장에서 세계시장으로의 전황이 이제는 세계 군사 종주국 세계 경찰로 미국을

견제할 자세를 컴밍 아웃의 길이 아닐까 이를 때취할 울;의 자세가 향후의 위상에

지대한 영향을 미치지나 않을런지

China to Increase Military Budget to $35B

By ALEXA OLESEN, Associated Press Writer Sat Mar 4, 6:28 AM ET

BEIJING - China's military budget will rise 14.7 percent this year to $35.3 billion,

a government spokesman said Saturday.

The increase will be spent on salaries, new equipment, training and higher fuel costs due to soaring oil prices,

said Jiang Enzhu, a spokesman for China's parliament, which opens its annual session on Sunday.

Jiang said China is a "peace-loving nation" and that despite the increase, its military budget is still relatively low.

China has announced double-digit spending increases for its 2.5-million-member military nearly every year

since the early 1990s, causing unease among its neighbors.

Beijing's true military spending is believed to be as high as several times the reported figure, which doesn't include

weapons purchases and other key items.

China has spent heavily in recent years on adding submarines, jet fighters and other high-tech weapons

to its arsenal to back up its frequent threats to attack Taiwan, the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own territory.

A U.S. government report issued in July said China also is building up its military to be able to project power

beyond Taiwan.

The Pentagon budget issued in January says that in future, China will have "the greatest potential to compete militarily

with the United States."